21 Jun 1887
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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1887
Page
1
A Wichita shop touts deep cuts to clear stock with prices like 35 cents per yard for fancy Foulard Silks and half price on colored silks and dress goods. It promotes seersucker for children, lace stock sales, embroideries, collars and cuffs, and cuts on muslin underwear and white dresses.
With two Dress Making Departments, one under Madame Chambers and one under Madame Liggett we can make dresses of all kinds at short notice and guarantee satisfaction.
The Ottawa assembly draws 10 000 on Sunday as crowds fill churches and park events. G A R leaders meet in Topeka June 27. Wyandotte train wreck case proceeds with Newport defendant jailed. other scattered updates include a Paola wreck trial and a Santa Rosa prodigal son reunion.
The Baltimore and Ohio deal details are revealed with Ives Stayner and Garrett aimed at a $13 million control, with payments of cash, certified funds, and stock in exchange for rail line assets. Governors Foraker and Lee discuss postwar reconciliation while Texans show little sentiment over returning captured battle flags.
The Queen greeted United States minister Mr. Phelps in a private audience at Windsor and London amid jubilee preparations. Crowds throng streets from Windsor to Buckingham, with security tightened at Westminster Abbey. Reports of political and military moves, religious notices, and local incidents fill the day across Europe and America.
The report details a grim household case in which a 15 year old boy witnesses brutal abuse of his mother by Thomas, a first‑rate Chinese laborer long employed at the fun quest. The boy’s mother confided in her sister and the boy’s testimony indicates threats and beatings culminating in the murder of the mother by the husband. A separate item mentions a Rahway mystery and a fatal boating accident with two drowned men, plus other local incidents and notices.
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